84-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 9, 1994 Children In Peril As Romania Struggles With Democracy (Continued from Page B 2) shelf a space occupied by pre cious family heirlooms for the knife. There is no new construction. People make do with what little they have. The only tractors around were several tractors manufactured by Universal, in the country. Hardly any of them worked, according to Brubaker, t In one case, Brubaker saw that workers were spraying large amounts of insecticides. And the workers were not adequately protected. The only herbicide in use is atra zine, if they arc lucky enough to have some, according to Brubaker. The number one problem is quack grass, which can destroy up to 100 percent of the harvest if not treated. If a herbicide is available, it is extremely difficult to find a clean supply of water to apply it. Once, Brubaker had to pay a fine for not having a license to drive in Romania. The fine was several thousand “lei,” which converted to only a few U.S. Have you ever spent a lot of time hunting some particular item? I like to think of myself as rather organized. You see, I keep track of everything that I put in the freezers and everything that I take out and use. That way I will know what is in short supply and can plant accordingly this spring. dollars. In a trip to a village, Brubaker showed some of the conditions that even the best of them live in. Brubaker visited a village in which a family kept some kids in a com crib, for lack of a babysitter. He also drank water from a “typi cal well,” which may have been heavily polluted. In one case, a family, supported by a father that works at an auto assembly plant in Detroit, does well by most standards. The aver age income is about $2O-$3O a month in Romania. Making $4O to $5O in U.S. equivalent would be like earning an above average sal ary here. Attempts to unite the father with the children in Romania proved very difficult because of the inabil ity to declare political asylum any more in the U.S. It’s easier and a lot less hassle to simply sponsor programs over there, according to Brubaker. Photos Courtesy Mike Brubaker Ida's Notebook Ida Risser I A grocery list is prepared every week and I only buy what is on the list I’m also responsible for put ting notices in our church bulletin and newsletter on a particular day. Our calendar is kept up to date so that we don’t forget an appointment. The point of all these facts is Most farming In Romania is primitive, dating to the turn of the century. Problems with weed control, obtaining seed, harvesting, and marketing abound. A typical Romanian kitchen. Technology dates to the turn of the century. that I’ve misplaced some slides that my cousin took some 40 years ago. I wanted to show them to a friend of hers and now I cannot find them. 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